Sunday, October 4, 2015

Lincoln’s Wizard - Tracy Hickman & Dan Willis

Lincoln’s Wizard

Tracy Hickman & Dan Willis

WordFire Press, Oct 1 2015, $14.99

www.wordfirepress.com

ISBN: 9781614753377

The Confederacy continues to win each battle due to its ability to
reanimate fallen comrades and a special unit of Southern Knights riding dragons
like intrepid and very confident Lieutenant Marcus Burnside. This Gray army cannot be stopped as it
marches north; forcing Lincoln and the Union leaders to relocate to New York.

Lieutenant Braxton Wright designs an iron clad ship the Monitor
that stealthily navigates waterways while also rises on a tripod to fire down
on the slower enemy vessels. These Tall
Guns bring hope to the despondent President and the Northern Army, and make
Wright a hero he knows he does not deserve.
With no time to grieve the death that he caused of his best friend Dr. Lawrence Hancock in Ohio, Wright promoted to
captain, receives orders from Union Intelligence Chief Allan Pinkerton. With a chosen few including top espionage
agent Hattie Lawton, the mission of the very
reluctant warrior is to lead a top secret desperate gamut behind enemy
lines to end the Dead Gray Army.

The first Dragons of the Confederacy steampunk is
a fast-paced Civil War fantasy that starts at hyperspeed and accelerates
without ever slowing down; yet also contains a diverse and three-dimensional
prime cast. The wizard (Warlock) in Spite of Himself (by Christopher
Stasheff) prefers pencil, eraser and paper to battles; Hattie appears to
have quite a history and is very comfortable behind enemy lines; Hancock
remains an enigma; while cocky Southern Knight Lieutenant Marcus Burnside is a
swashbuckling dragon rider.